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Haeckel was also known for his "[[biogenic theory]]", in which he suggested that the development of races paralleled the development of individuals. He advocated the idea that [[Untermensch|"primitive" races]] were in their infancies and needed the "supervision" and "protection" of more "mature" societies.

Haeckel extrapolated a new religion or philosophy called "[[monism]]" from evolutionary science. In Haeckel's view of monism, which postulates that all aspects of the world form an essential unity, all [[economics]], [[politics]], and [[ethics]] are reduced to "applied biology." HisHaeckel's writings and lectures on monism were later used to provide scientific (or quasi-scientific) justifications for [[racism]], [[nationalism]], and [[social Darwinism]]{{fact}}.

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"Ernst Haeckel" (biography),

[[UC Berkeley]], 2004,

[http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/haeckel.html BerkeleyEdu-Haeckel].

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